Judge: Naked man at TSA screening protected by free speech

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John Brennan, the man who stripped at Portland International Airport to protest TSA screeners, celebrates by swinging on a light post outside the Multnomah County Courthouse following his trial Wednesday, July 18, 2012, in Portland, Ore. Brennan, of Portland, was found not guilty in his trial on charges of indecent exposure. A judge found that his nudity was an act of protected speech. Brennan says he went nude at the airport on April 17 to protest the Transportation Security Administration's security procedures. After a TSA agent at the airport detected nitrates, Brennan took of his clothes. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)